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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīmijan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From *rīm (calculation, number) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*rīmijan

  1. to count, enumerate

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rīmijan
1st sg. past *rīmidā
Infinitive *rīmijan
Genitive infin. *rīmijannjas
Dative infin. *rīmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *rīmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rīmiju *rīmidā
2nd singular *rīmisi *rīmidēs, *rīmidōs
3rd singular *rīmiþi *rīmidē, *rīmidā
1st plural *rīmijum *rīmidum
2nd plural *rīmiþ *rīmidud
3rd plural *rīmijanþ *rīmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rīmijē *rīmidī
2nd singular *rīmijēs *rīmidī
3rd singular *rīmijē *rīmidī
1st plural *rīmijēm *rīmidīm
2nd plural *rīmijēþ *rīmidīd
3rd plural *rīmijēn *rīmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rīmi
Plural *rīmiþ
Present Past
Participle *rīmijandī *rīmid

Descendants

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All modern descendants merged this verb with strong verb *rīman.